[ale] What did we want?

[H P Ladds]

On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Preston <preston.lists at gmail.com> wrote:

>  On 1/30/2014 9:46 AM, H P Ladds wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 9:09 AM, Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  I dunno about that.  Maybe Linux just got good enough that a whole lot
>> of tech support isn't needed.  My brother now runs linux on his machines,
>> and while he is a power user he has no skill or interest in actually
>> programming.  He just finds Ubuntu easier and more secure than the
>> alternatives
>>
>
>  I agree. Who needs the "switchboard" when we have the Google.
>
>  God Bless UEFI. It might bring back the Installfest.
>
>
>   I have noticed more people asking for help since newer machines started
> using UEFI, but honestly after things are installed they are generally good
> to go.  Linux as a whole has come so far in the last several years with
> their GUI that new users have few issues related to useability.
>

Agreed -- Nvidia drivers do vex me from time to time however. I generally
download those from the company site and use their installer. Other methods
causes me heartache on my Kubuntu machines. Yes they are proprietary, but
they work .


> LUGs in general have been on a decline for awhile.  I even think it was
> topic on a podcast I listened to recently.
>
>
I wonder if all the User groups that are tangential to Linux attract more
support than LUGs themselves. Is the Drupal user more interested in a
Drupal user group or a LUG? Is the Android user developer interested
attending a regular Android related event or a LUG?

A quick look a Meetup shows pretty strong support for Linux related user
groups.

http://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Android-Developers/

http://www.meetup.com/drupalatlanta/



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